Stress: a Constant Dance Between Biology and Culture
Keywords:
biology/culture; interdisciplinary; plasticity; stress; PTSD.Abstract
This article is a multidisciplinary literature review on the subject of stress, using many works of authors that are in the first line of research on the subject. The word stress, the concept and the theory of stress are very important issues today and their complexity transcend all the academic and cultural levels. The importance of better understanding the phenomenon called stress is that it is part of the daily life of all kinds of people of different cultures and often has dire consequences for the health of the individuals. Academically speaking, today more than ever, an interdisciplinary approach is needed, in which explanations of human behavior, biological structures and physiological mechanisms are complemented to identify and explain both, old and new forms of phenomena that affect human beings. Consequently, the objective of this article is to share with the students and professors of various disciplines of study, the topic of stress, its connections and implications with biology and culture and to unleash questions and answers to continue investigating this phenomenon more deeply. This article ends with research suggestions towards the reduction or elimination of stress in the daily lives of people today.
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